Pengkalan Kota (state constituency)
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Pengkalan Kota is a state constituency in Penang, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Penang State Legislative Assembly since 1974. It covers the eastern quayside of George Town's city centre and its historic Seven Streets Precinct.[3]
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Penang constituency | |||
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State constituency | |||
Legislature | Penang State Legislative Assembly | ||
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PH | ||
Constituency created | 1974 | ||
First contested | 1974 | ||
Last contested | 2023 | ||
Demographics | |||
Electors (2023)[1] | 21,568 | ||
Area (km²)[2] | 1 |
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The state constituency was first contested in 1974 and is mandated to return a single Assemblyman to the Penang State Legislative Assembly under the first-past-the-post voting system. Since 2018[update], the State Assemblyman for Pengkalan Kota has been Wong Yuee Harng from the Democratic Action Party (DAP), which is part of the state's ruling coalition, Pakatan Harapan (PH).